More Prospective Dividends from a Trump Presidency
A few days ago I published a post suggesting that Donald Trump’s experience as a developer could be put to good use to improve the revenues and balance sheet of…
2016
Judge me by my friends – and my enemies
Oh, look. The far-Left aspiring terrorist – who tried to kill a bunch of people, and very nearly did – considers me his “nemesis.” Good. The far-Right despises me, too.…
A Parliamentary Reality Check From the Other Side of the Pond
She was elected to represent Birmingham Yardley in 2013, the outspoken Labour MP, Jess Phillips. A tad cynical, on occasion a bit vulgar, Ms. Phillips here explains how parliamentarians get…
You Can’t Fool All of the People All of the Time.
That's especially true if the subject is climate change and you're Justin Trudeau facing First Nations leaders, hands down the fiercest defenders of Canada's environment against the relentless encroachment of…
The 2016 Look at the Future of Online Learning
When I wrote The Future of Online Learning in 1998, I took into account three major sets of factors. The first was the obvious basis in technology. Internet and digital…
Donald, Even the Spooks Don’t Want You. Trump As a National Security Threat.
Nice hair you got there, Donald. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.Donald Trump as a mortal threat to America's national security? That's the conclusion of no fewer…
PM-Premiers confab: highly scientific poll™!
Here are the possibilities: It was a huge success. It was a huge failure. Um, er. In such circumstances, what else is there to do but launch a www.warrenkinsella.com Highly…
A Bold Experiment Or A Necessary Support?
The concept of a guaranteed annual income just won't go away. It is regarded by some as an effective way of addressing the increasingly wide disparities afflicting our society, and…
Can the police enter and search my house?
There's a knock on the door and someone from the police says they want to come in. What are your rights and what can the police lawfully do? Broadly put…
Total dick talks dick about dick
In all seriousness, however, the United States of America has now fully and inarguably devolved into an enormous hillbilly trailer park, in the process making a family squabble between Duck…
The 2016 Look at the Future of Online Learning
When I wrote The Future of Online Learning in 1998, I took into account three major sets of factors. The first was the obvious basis in technology. Internet and digital…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Carol Goar writes about the need for Canada's federal government to rethink how we view taxes. And Simon Wren-Lewis tries to explain the resilience…
LawFact of the Day: Business Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law. Today we are talking about Business Law. #torontolawyers #legaladvice #wiselaw #toronto #businesslaw A video posted by @wiselaw on Mar 4, 2016 at…
Passing of Justice O’Leary
Mr. Justice Dennis O'Leary has passed away. He was in his 90th year. He had a distinguished career as a litigator both civil and criminal in Hamilton, ran for the…
Justin Trudeau, the Oil Pimp, and the Carbon Trap
Well it was a brave attempt. Get the Premiers together in one room to talk about climate change.But when the meeting was over there was little to celebrate. Prime Minister…
PM’s Job: Making the tough calls.
Sorry Prime Minister, the honeymoon is over. It is time to decide whom to please and whom you are going to piss off. And you can hardly please both the…
The Walking Dead #nlpoli
In China in these days of hard economic times, none are hit so hard as the people who work in zombie industries.These are industries that keep producing despite there being…
Travel break
I will travelling until Tuesday with only occasional access to the internet. My plan for the next few months is to visit energy and resource facilities in the Pacific Northwest…